Rose Center for Earth & Space

The brand new, state-of-the-art center will take you to from the inner workings of our planet to the outer limits of the galaxy. The 87-foot sphere which appears to float in a glass-walled cube houses the new Hayden Planetarium, featuring the most technologically advanced Space Theater in the world, in which visitors can experience Space Shows of incredible realism. The Planetarium, as well as the "Big Bang Theater" -- a dramatic re-creation of the first minutes of the origins of the universe, the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Hall of the Universe, which examines issues such as how the universe evolved.

Special Exhibits

The Space Show, narrated by Tom Hanks, offers viewers a 3-D tour of the universe, where they will seem to "fly" through a scientifically accurate virtual recreation of our galaxy and beyond. The cutting-edge technology that makes this possible includes a customized one-of-a-kind Zeiss Starr Projector, the most advanced in the world, and a Digital Dome System, which in essence makes the Space Theater the most powerful virtual reality simulator in the world.